Very diverse company still trying to find its focus under new 'applied intelligence' banner - Anonymous employee BAE Systems Employee Review

4.0
Mar 11, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

World leading technology, great people, hugely diverse across commercial & government, beginning to get true global footprint, 'Detica' has a great brand on the CV. Great work life balance.

Cons

Internal politics is the worst I've ever seen, not a true meritocracy, new strategy every year, new operating model every year. Fundamentally this is a medium sized company, being forced to play in the big company arena - and struggling to do so.

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